EDU738: Educ. Research Across the Curriculum

'... that Truth is not a colored bird to be chased among the rocks and captured by its tail, but a skeptical attitude toward life.' from "Arrowsmith" by Sinclair Lewis

Week #2: 1/23/23

Major Assignment Due This Week - None!!

Major Assignment Due Next Week on the 5th - Assignment #1 Review of Research Literature!!

On the
"Assignments" page you can find links to the description and rubric for each assignment

Week #2 • Optional on-campus software training session • Using Online Resources • Educational Research: Its Nature and Rules of Operation • Locating Published Research

Core Readings/Viewings

Comments, Activities, & Due Dates

Participate in Online Discussion of the Linder et al. article (Week #2). The link to the discussion forum is on the 'Discussion Forum' tab at the top of this webpage. (Reminder: Discussion Forum posts are due each week by Sunday evening.)

Optional: If you want some assistance with the technology being used in this course there will be optional Zoom sessions on Thursday the 19th and Tuesday the 24th from 4:30 to 5:30. If these times don't work, please email or call Greg or Rocky and we will schedule a time to meet. We will send the Zoom ID via your gmail account.


If you found the article by Linder et al. interesting, you might want to do a bit of quick reading on the history of the 'highlighter' and writing instruments in general. Here are a two VERY optional websites where you can learn more about these 'tools':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlighter

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpen.htm

And if you are wondering about the theories being discussed in the article, here are three quick links, one about the von Restorff effect, one about Levels of Processing and the third about Schema Theory:

http://www.simplypsychology.org/levelsofprocessing.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sct7oUNthas

https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2175/Learning-Theory-SCHEMA-THEORY.html

https://www.csus.edu/indiv/g/gipej/teaparty.pdf


Optional Online Zoom chat:
Sunday evening 1/29 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
We will send the Zoom ID via your gmail account.